Kaslin Historical and Art Museum

In 1989, with the support of the heirs, the house in which Alexander Chirkin lived in 1973-1989 was purchased. The museum opened on January 1, 1995.

The original furnishings are preserved here: furniture of the late XIX - mid XX century, a library. More than 100 sculptural works are exhibited: “P.P. Bazhov”, “Molder”, “Uglevoz”, “Danila-master”, “Veterans”, paintings and graphic works, personal belongings of the sculptor and his parents, documents, photographs, household items. The branch also includes a sculptural workshop of a eminent countryman, which was donated to the Museum of Art Casting (now Kaslin Historical and Art Museum) by the artist himself during his lifetime.

The staff of the museum has 4 employees and 3 researchers. The collection of the museum includes more than 4,000 items of the collection, which are presented in the exposition and are included in the main funds of the museum.

The memorial funds of the main exposition reproduce the environment surrounding the sculptor during his life in this house (1973-1989). It includes a house, a workshop, a summer kitchen, outbuildings, a garden, a garden. Of particular interest are household items, furniture of the late XIX century, cult utensils belonging to the parents of the sculptor, adherents of the old faith (Old Believers). Archival funds complement and expand the ideas about the life and work of the sculptor.

At museum classes and folk festivals, visitors immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the ancient Ural Old Believer estate, learn the meaning of symbols in everyday objects, become participants in theatrical action.